Xeon E5-2670 v4 vs Ryzen 7 1800X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 1800X and Xeon E5-2670 v4 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	749	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.06	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	Intel Xeon E5
Power efficiency	10.25	no data
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	Broadwell (2015−2019)
Release date	22 February 2017 (7 years ago)	20 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 1800X and Xeon E5-2670 v4 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	8 (Octa-Core)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	16	28
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	3.1 GHz
Bus type	no data	QPI
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	2 × 9.6 GT/s
Multiplier	36	31
L1 cache	768 KB	no data
L2 cache	4096 KB	3.5 MB
L3 cache	16384 KB	35 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Die size	213 mm2	306.18 mm2
Number of transistors	4800 Million	4700 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 1800X and Xeon E5-2670 v4 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	2 (Multiprocessor)
Socket	AM4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1800X and Xeon E5-2670 v4. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	no data
AES-NI	+	+
FMA	FMA3	-
AVX	+	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	-	+
XFR	+	-
SenseMI	+	-

Security technologies

Ryzen 7 1800X and Xeon E5-2670 v4 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 1800X and Xeon E5-2670 v4 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 1800X and Xeon E5-2670 v4. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	no data
Maximum memory size	64 GB	1,536 GB
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1800X and Xeon E5-2670 v4.

PCIe version	n/a	3.0
PCI Express lanes	20	40

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	22 February 2017	20 June 2016
Physical cores	8	14
Threads	16	28
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	120 Watt

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